Except for Barks, I'm actually not a big fan of funny animal comics, even though the drawing on some of them is excellent. The thing is, (and you can quote me on this!)the Duck stories are NOT really funny animal comics.

Donald, Scrooge and the Nephews are people that just happen to be shaped like ducks. The plots and characters are so good and comment on the human condition. They rise above their genre.

Unlike the cartoon cats that feel compelled to chase mice, or the cartoon bears that live in the woods and steal pic-a-nic baskets, the Ducks live in houses, drive cars, go to work, take vacations, worry about their kids, fight over mates, seek adventure and wealth, face moral dilemnas, and every other thing that humans do. If you read the stories you'll notice they never really refer to having any kind of "duck-ish" nature.